Mesopotamian sculptors told stories clearly and economically by organizing visual
narratives in horizontal bands called______________.
A. registers
B. hierarchic scales
C. grids
D. steles
The subject of__________ in the pages of “Those who work; those who fight; those
who pray,” from Worchester Chronicles (Fig.16-32) was unusual for the time period.
A. knights with their swords drawn
B. bishops, monks and abbots in conversation with the king
C. angry farmers with equipment and simple cloths
D. the king traveling in a ship
Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of the so-called “animal style” which
dominated the arts by the fifth century?
A. representation of abstracted serpents, four-legged beasts, and figures
B. exposed ribs and spinal columns
C. a preference for asymmetrical compositions
D. animals depicted fully in profile or from above
Most Carolingian churches followed the __________plan.
A. martyrium
B. cross
C. basilica
D. central
Why did the U.S. Government hire Dorothea Lange and other photographers during the
Great Depression?
A. It was a part of a program that provided jobs to unemployed artists.
B. They hoped to build public support for Federal assistance for rural America.
C. They wanted artwork that reflected the national American identity.
D. All of the above.
How does Benjamin West’s The Death of General Wolfe (Fig. 30-28) illustrate the
artist’s radical approach to the academic tradition of Neoclassical history painting?
A. It shows the death of the hero.
B. Its popularity led it to be reproduced as a print.
C. It rejects Reynold’s notion of the Grand Manner.
D. It depicts a contemporary subject.
Scholars generally agree that the __________ dynasty made the most lasting and
inspired contribution to the art of India.
A. Dagon
B. Shwe
C. Sukho
D. Mughal
Which art movement employed commercial techniques to produce slick, cool works of
art?
A. Assemblage
B. Process-based art
C. Pop
D. Art Happenings
The ________________ indicates the extensive international exchange that took place
during the Nara period.
A. the introduction of Buddhism to Japan
B. the collection of Shosoin Imperial Repository in Todoaji
C. the use of imported materials in ritual objects made at Nara
D. all of the above
George Seurat developed a distinctive style of painting that he called ___________.
A. Divisionism
B. Synthetism
C. Orientalism
D. daguerrotype
What is a distinctive feature of Durham Cathedral (Fig. 16-18)?
A. the elaborate carving on the columnar piers
B. the system of ribbed groin vaults
C. its place in a fortified complex
D. all of the above
Which of the following was NOT a reason that the Flemish style of art became popular
outside Flanders?
A. Flemish artists worked in foreign courts.
B. Artists from abroad traveled to Flanders to study.
C. The influence of the Flemish court was powerful.
D. Flemish paintings were exported abroad.
__________, a term which comes from the French term “to glue” was an important
aspect of Synthetic Cubism.
A. readymade
B. merz
C. Collage
D. bauhaus
The monumental gatehouse of the Akropolis is called the __________.
A. Peristyle
B. Erectheion
C. Propylaia
D. Altar of Zeus
Korambo spirit houses of the Abelam culture possess a male architectural element,
which is interpreted as the structure’s penis, and a ______, which symbolizes the female
womb.
A. triangular floorplan
B. small door
C. figurative sculpture at the top of the structure
D. open hearth
In addition to painting, the arts of textiles, ceramics, and sculpture made of wood and
metal flourished in the __________.
A. Danube
B. Netherlands
C. Bavaria
D. Toledo
The dramatic action of the Gemma Augustea (Fig. 6-23) reflects the influence of
___________art.
A. Egyptian
B. Etruscan
C. Classical Greek
D. Hellenistic
A popular form of Dutch still-life painting, showing a table set for a meal, is called a
__________.
A. vanitas
B. stilleven
C. breakfast piece
D. trompe-l”oeil
An advantage of the hypostyle hall in mosque architecture is_____________.
A. it provides shelter from rain
B. it provides adequate ventilation for large numbers of congregants
C. it does not emphasize any hierarchy among worshippers
D. it can be extended as the congregation grows in size
Chinese writing has maintained the civilization’s unity through the centuries because
______________.
A. ancient script is recognizably close to the characters used today and can be easily
translated
B. written characters can be understood regardless of variations in spoken dialects
C. its use in calligraphy is a source of cultural pride
D. of a cultural emphasis on public literacy
An anthropologist who studied the caves at Altamira does not believe the animals are
dead but rather are __________________.
A. gods
B. dust-wallowing
C. surrogates for man
D. disabled
The holy book of Islam is called the __________.
A. Qur”an
B. Revelations
C. Maqamat
D. The Prophet
The austere exterior of the Faade, Palazzo Medici-Riccardi can be attributed to
___________________.
A. sumptuary laws in Florence
B. the bankruptcy of the family
C. the architect was a monk
D. Venetian influence
The __________ family became the most successful architects in the Holy Roman
Empire.
A. Pisano
B. Martini
C. Pucelle
D. Parler
The __________ style of Greek art 700-600 BCE began in Corinth.
A. Orientalizing
B. Geometric
C. Hellenistic
D. Late Classical
At Cluny, elaborately carved _________in the arcaded galleries of the cloister may
have served as memory devices to direct and inspire the monks’ thoughts and prayers.
A. niches
B. capitals
C. altars
D. arcehes
The Royal Mortuary Compound of Nan Madol is located in __________.
A. Australia
B. Lapita
C. Micronesia
D. New Zealand
__________________ is the most accurate way of dating objects from the past.
A. Radiometric dating
B. Electron spin resonance
C. Relative dating
D. Archaeological dating
The wall of the prayer hall that is closest to Mecca is called the __________ wall.
A. qibla
B. hypostyle
C. surah
D. mihrab
Giorgione introduced _________, or enigmatic pastoral themes into Venetian painting.
A. Mannerism
B. poesie
C. allegories
D. Counter-Reformation themes
Hartley, Dove, and O”Keeffe were all supported by __________ and shown in his
gallery.
A. Henry Moore
B. Jacob Lawrence
C. Alfred Stieglitz
D. Salvador Dali
What about Ingres’s work in the early nineteenth century demonstrates the ongoing
interest in Neoclassicism?
A. his subject matter
B. his attention to color and surface textures
C. his academic line and formal structure
D. his emphasis on moral virtue and reason
During the Late Byzantine period, the territory of the Byzantine Empire decreased to
_____________.
A. small areas of the Balkan and Greece
B. Constantinople and Russia
C. Greece and eastern Europe
D. Greece and Macedonia
The first Mendicant Orders of monks were the __________.
A. Benedictines
B. Franciscans
C. Cistercians
D. Samaritans
After a king died, the body was embalmed and ferried across the Nile to
the_____________.
A. royal palace
B. tomb chamber
C. portico
D. valley temple